Massage apparatus



(No Model.)

A. KAHN. MASSAGE APPARATUS.

Patented Mar. 24,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

ARTHUR KAHN, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW-JERSEY.

MASSAGE APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 448,883, dated March24, 1891.

Application filed August 1, 1890. Serial No. 360,637- (No model.)Patented in Germany January 28, 1889, No. 44,951, and in England October30, 1889,No.15,614.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ARTHUR KAHN, of Jer sey City, Hudson county, NewJersey, have invented an Improved Massage Apparatus, (for which I haveobtained the following patents: England, No. 15,614, dated October 30,1889, and Germany, No. 44,951, dated January 28, 1889,) of which thefollowingis a specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus to agitate and knead the skin, soas to excite vitality. Hand-massage treatment is expensive, complicated,and frequently unattainable, while my improved apparatus enablespatients to operate upon their own bodies, or they may be treated byunskilled help.

The invention consists in the various features of improvement more fullypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved apparatus; Fig. 2, a top view thereof, and Fig. 3 a rear viewthereof with the handle removed.

The letter a represents a frame provided at each side with three (moreor less) downwardly-depending lugs a a a that constitute the bearings orsupports for the implements that agitate the skin. These implements are,first, a smooth soft-rubber roller; secondly, a warty soft-rubberroller, and, thirdly, a metal band. The smooth rubber roller b ismounted upon a shaft 1), journaled in bearings a. The warty rubberroller 0 is mounted upon a shaft 0, journaled in bearings ed. The metalband d is connected to but isolated from the supports 60. Posts (1, inmetallic communication with the band and mounted upon the supports acarry the wires (1 of an electric circuit.

The frame a is on top provided with a perforated knob e, through whichpasses a binding-screw e. A long handle f is passed into the perforatedknob and is locked in place by the binding-screw. This handle isemployed in self treatment to properly reach all parts of the body;

The apparatus is employed by passing it slowly and evenly over the skin.Reciprocating motion is not desirable. The smooth roller 1) will gentlyrub or stroke the skin and the warty roller will then knead it. Thusahealthy agitation is produced. If the patient is to be subjected to anelectric treatment, the current is turned into the'band d and theapparatus is passed over the skin the same as before.

What I claim is- 1. The combination of a frame with a smooth roller anda warty roller journaled to the frame, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of frame a, having a knob c, with a smoothsoft-rubber roller and a warty soft-rubber roller journaled to theframe, substantially as specified.

3. The combination of frame a with a smooth roller b, a warty roller 0,and a metal band d, carried bythe frame, substantially as specified.

4. The combination offrame a with a smooth roller and a warty rollerjournaled thereto, and with perforated knob e and handle f, adapted tobe locked to the knob, substantially as specified.

ARTHUR KAHN.

Witnesses:

F. v. BRIESEN, A. JONGHMANS.

